I don't see the issue, for the most part PC games can be bought on disc as well as online. For the PC, the benefits of online have proven to outweigh the costs for a large amount of consumers. Requiring the Xbox One to prove that model is superior for consumers, instead of forcing it, can only help consumers. If it's no better for consumers and doesn't catch on, they have the disc based system as normal.

If Microsoft really had plans to make games cheaper online, they can still do that. In fact, they can do that, and then when people buy more games online because they're more price competitive, they look like the good guys, pushing the better model, and ultimately being right.

If. The great thing is consumers can't lose.